How much does OB ultrasound, first trimester cost in California?
CPT 76801 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
76801 OB ultrasound, first trimester
Ask to pay
$213
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$735
Medicare $106
Ask $213
$66 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $3,434
What Medicare paysⓘ
$106
Typical price near you
$735
Cash / self-pay price
$779
Prices near you — 92 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) lowest | Hospital | $66cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $67cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $133cash | 1.3× | — |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $141negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $143negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $157negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $157negotiated | 1.5× | — |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $175cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $178negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $225cash | 2.1× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $227cash | 2.1× | — |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $232cash | 2.2× | — |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $250cash | 2.3× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $253negotiated | 2.4× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $286cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $334cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $351cash | 3.3× | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $354cash | 3.3× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $390cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $397cash | 3.7× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $409cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $421cash | 4.0× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $434cash | 4.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $477cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $486cash | 4.6× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $498cash | 4.7× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $498cash | 4.7× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $498cash | 4.7× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $498cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $511cash | 4.8× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $513cash | 4.8× | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $518cash | 4.9× | — |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $573cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $578cash | 5.4× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $611cash | 5.7× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $615cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $629cash | 5.9× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $669cash | 6.3× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $697cash | 6.6× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $697cash | 6.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $697cash | 6.6× | ★★★★★ |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $702cash | 6.6× | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $735cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $735cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $735cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $735cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $735cash | 6.9× | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $738cash | 6.9× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $775cash | 7.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $782cash | 7.4× | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $834cash | 7.8× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $845cash | 7.9× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $847cash | 8.0× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $847cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $865cash | 8.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $874cash | 8.2× | — |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $881cash | 8.3× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $881cash | 8.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $920cash | 8.7× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $1,019cash | 9.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,026cash | 9.6× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $1,060cash | 10.0× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $1,060cash | 10.0× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $1,133cash | 10.7× | — |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $1,194cash | 11.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $1,194cash | 11.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,194cash | 11.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $1,194cash | 11.2× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,263cash | 11.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) | Hospital | $1,284cash | 12.1× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $1,299cash | 12.2× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $1,299cash | 12.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,299cash | 12.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $1,423cash | 13.4× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $1,625cash | 15.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $1,625cash | 15.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $1,625cash | 15.3× | — |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,625cash | 15.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $1,625cash | 15.3× | — |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $1,625cash | 15.3× | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $1,625cash | 15.3× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $1,625cash | 15.3× | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,684cash | 15.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $1,744cash | 16.4× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $1,871cash | 17.6× | — |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $2,002cash | 18.8× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $2,002cash | 18.8× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $2,002cash | 18.8× | — |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $2,247cash | 21.1× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) | Hospital | $2,468cash | 23.2× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $2,502cash | 23.5× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $3,434cash | 32.3× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 1 unusually low/high price excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 76801 (OB ultrasound, first trimester), Medicare's benchmark rate is $106.34. A fair self-pay target for this line is $212.68. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 76801 is $778.55, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $444.46–$1,278.42. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 76801 cost in California?
For OB ultrasound, first trimester (CPT 76801) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $735, with hospitals ranging from $444 to $1,278 across 92 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $106, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does OB ultrasound, first trimester cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for OB ultrasound, first trimester (CPT 76801) in California is around $735, with hospital prices ranging from $444 to $1,278 across 92 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 76801?
Medicare pays about $106 for OB ultrasound, first trimester (CPT 76801). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of OB ultrasound, first trimester?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.